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Laos2 Essential Films from LaosStop 2 of 2

Chanthaly

ຈັນທະລີ

2012

A frail young woman living a sheltered life begins seeing visions of her dead mother, and cannot tell whether they are a side effect of her medication or a genuine message from beyond the grave. A quietly eerie ghost story — Laos's first horror film.

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Part of 2 Essential Films from Laos

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